Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Mountain yam

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)	Dioscoreales (อันดับกลอย)
Family	Dermestidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Dioscorea
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

Mountain yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

The Buffalo Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus scrophulariae) is a species in the genus Anthrenus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.